Button.



SILVER. BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1912.

Ifatented Sept. 8,1914.

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Jnssn w. sI'LvER, F .s'o 'rrrrrAoo n, wAsninsron.

BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I,Jnssn W. SILVER,

" I citizen of the United States, residing; at

South Tacoma, in the county of Pierce; and State of WVashington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons; and I dodeclare ,thefollowing to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, 'such as will enable,othersskilled' in the art to which it appertains to make and usethesame. I

This invention relates to improvements in buttons, and more especiallyto those of separable construction. T

The primary object of the invention is in the provision of a separablebutton whereby an additional garment such ashose or suspenders may beattached thereto after the overlapping portions of the garment have beenbrought into interlocking engagement.

A secondary object of the invention is to permit of the reception of arather thick additional garment under the head of the button at timeswhen it becomes necessary, and a construction wherein said head slideson the shank so that the length of the entire device is reduced whensaid additional garment is rather thin.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and claimed. 7 a

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of thecomplete invention showing the members properly assembled; Fig. 2 is aside elevation'of the invention with the members of the fastenerdetached; Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of the socket member of thebutton; Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig.5 is a similar section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the socket memberincludes a cap'l which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and ofthe desired formation, and is provided with an anvil annulus 3 and aneyelet 2 having an annular shoulder between which annulus and shoulderthe overlapping portion A of the garment isproperly clamped.

The stud member of the button is especially constructed for the purposeand consists of a hollow head 4 to which is movably attached a tubularshank 5 having at its v SpecificationofLettrs Patent. Application filedN m er 21, 1912); Serial No. 732,7 2 2.

' Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

and at its inner end an outwardly projecting flanged portion 6 which is,confined loosely within the hollow head 4: but out of contact therewithwhereby the head is adapted to outer end andflexible head automaticallyadjust itself to various posi- J tionson the garments to be attachedthereto.

The engaging end of the tubular shank 5 is constructed in the usualmanner .and is herein shown as having an expanding head 10 adapted tofrictionally bind in the open ing formed for its reception in thesocketmember. The two members of the button are thus engaged by .agsnapconnection so that they can be readily attached and detached whendesired, The head 10 is provided with an annular flange 9, and securedto" said shank is a sleeve 7 also provided with an annular flange 8,between which flanges the garment B is adapted to be bindingly clampedas clearlyshown in Fig. 1.

Referring again to Fig. 1 a Suspender C or a garment is engaged with thebutton thus constructed by passingits button-hole D over the head 4 ofthe button and around the sleeve 7, between the head t and the flange 8of the sleeve. 'Hence the various elements of the garment or garmentsreferred to may be readily attached and as conveniently separated whendesired.

Ordinarily the additional garment C containing the buttonhole D may bethin as seen in Fig. 1, and in that case the hollow head may slideoutward on the shank 5 until an annular shoulder 11 with which its innerend is provided abuts against the end of the sleeve 7. If, however, thegarment C is thick this hollow head 4 may slide in ward on said shankuntil it strikes the flange 6. In fact, should the garment be lumpy orirregular at the point where it contains the button hole D, the entirehead 4 may rock to an extent upon the flanged inner end of the shank 5.This result flows from the fact that the hollow head 4 surrounds saidshank somewhat loosely, and as the hollow head 4 is generally disposedtoward the body, the pressure of the latter tends normally to push thishead outward along the shank. Hence, the use for the annular shoulder 11which abuts against the end are adapted to allow for the various,movements of the body of the wearer and fur.- ther that the garmentC'c'an be readily connected and disconnected from the buttom Withconvenience.

It; Will thussbe seen, that by assembling; the parts asdescribed; notonly the over lapping portions of a garment can be convenientlyconnected and detached, but efficient means are" provided for holding;an additional article of? Wearing apparel in movable engagement withthe" overlapping portions of t'he garmentwhen connected.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the"accompanying draw;- ings,;the construction and operation of= theinvention" may be readily" understood Witliout requiringa more extendedexplanation.

Various changes inthe form, proportion and. the minor details-offconstructionmay be resorted to Withoutdeparting from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages o-fthe invention as claimed? What isclaimed is: l A separable, button. of. the character describedcomprising a socket member; a stud gmember including a shank havingattached ,to it a resilient head at one end adapted to enter,vsaidsocket member and having a 'fiange at its other end, and a sleevesecured around the shank of this member With its inner end spaced fromsaid flange; and a hollow button-headi loose on the shank" between theinner end. ofiflsaidl sleeve andzthe flange of the shank, the button:head having an annular shoulderadapted: to make contact Wlt'l1 the 4inner: end of; said: sleeve when this head is pushed= outward on theshank, for "the purpose set forth.

In testimony wliereoff I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Wit nesses;

JESSE W. SILVER. -Witnesses: a

T. '1; MCLEOD; J, O. DICKSON.

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